Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 194
City office clad accordingto the thermometer, withoutincurring the severe dis-pleasure of the Fathers of theCity. It seems that somewheremidway between 1307 and1327 men suddenly droppedtheir long robes, loosely tied at the waist, andappeared in what looked uncommonly like vests,and went by the name… … 94 ENGLISH COSTUME Piers Gaveston, the gay, the graceless but grace-ful favourite, clever at the tournament, warlike andvain, may have instituted this complete revolutionin clothes with the aid of the weak King. Sufficient, perhaps, to say that, although long
Costume
Internet Archive · Cornell University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
